The study was published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials (1). Microplastics and nanoplastics are pervasive environmental pollutants resulting from the breakdown of larger plastic waste and the ...

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Scientists at RIKEN in Japan have developed a new type of plastic that’s just as stable in everyday use but dissolves quickly in saltwater, leaving behind safe compounds. The benefit of plastics ...

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The recall, which affects more than 10,000 cans of Coca-Cola, were recalled because they may have been contaminated with a foreign object: plastic. The FDA did not mention any injuries or ...

Today, Oceana released a new report that projects The Coca-Cola Company’s plastic use will exceed 9.1 billion pounds (4.1 million metric tons) per year by 2030 if the company does not change its ...

Soon after stones and plastic bottles were thrown at Sonu ... I’m not asking you to not enjoy, but please aisa na kariye (I have come here for you so that we can all have a good time.

It worked on plastic bottles, T-shirts and colored plastics, breaking them down into pure, colorless TPA. "It worked perfectly," Kratish said. "When we added extra water, it stopped working ...

Plastics Recyclers Europe has noted the slowest growth in Europe’s plastic recycling capacity ‘in years’, blaming a decline in domestic production, increases in imports, and company closures due to ...

Approximately 100 meters from the initial finding, they discovered another body part, suspected to be a leg, wrapped in a plastic garbage bag. The remains were already in a state of decomposition. Law ...

Japanese company Elecom has unveiled the world’s first power bank using sodium-ion battery technology, according to the company’s official press release. The sodium-ion power bank consists of ...

A study published in the Genomic Press earlier this month states how plastic water bottles are the “biggest source [for microplastics] by far.” Therefore, should one make the switch from ...